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Amsterdam's example for low-carbon transport
Posted on July 25, 2008
A couple of weeks ago, syndicated columnist and keen observer of community issues Neal Peirce published a very interesting column on the transportation features of Amsterdam. Fewer than half of trips taken within Amsterdam are by car, which stands in startling contrast to America's staggering 87 percent share (finally beginning to decline) for commuting; the US share passes 90 percent when non-work trips are included.Bicycling counts for an amazing 37 percent of all Amsterdam transport. As Neal writes: So what's the Amsterdam game plan? For decades it's been to nurture the compact c...
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